Hunters Ahoy!

[SpringHeeledJack]

I saw what i thought looked like a pair of Hunters flying in close formation over Shoreham approx 19.00hrs Sunday 19th heading in an ENE direction. Just curious where they were coming from, going to etc etc. Much obliged.



SHJ

[sedburgh]

Maybe the two Dutch Hunters that had been displaying at Kemble going home?

[SpringHeeledJack]

Thanks sedburgh, i guess that would make sense, especially as there are so few airworthy hunters around these days. They must have headed south and then along the south coast to avoid the London TMA. Where are said Hunters based ?



SHJ

[Liffy 1M]

They are based at Leeuwarden. For more see
Dutch Hawker Hunter Foundation (http://www.dutchhawkerhunter.nl/#Home)

[willjones]

Any of you plane nuts know? We had a Hunter parked at the edge of our CCF parade ground at Solihull School late 50s to later 60s. How come it got there , and why did it vanish , and to whom/where?
Will Jones

[DaveReidUK]

Any of you plane nuts know? We had a Hunter parked at the edge of our CCF parade ground at Solihull School late 50s to later 60s. How come it got there, and why did it vanish , and to whom/where?

AFAIK, it was the second P1067 (prototype) Hunter, relegated to use as a ground instructional airframe and subsequently scrapped.

If I'm right, here it is at Farnborough in 1952:

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/ODA0WDEyOTY=/$T2eC16RHJIIE9qTYKDYIBQ!ClCU1Qg~~60_12.JPG

[mathers_wales_uk]

The below are all currently at MoD St Athan, South Wales for the exception of G-PSST which departed for Farnborough International Airshow last Friday 13th July but has no record of returning.

Hunter T.7 G-BVGH/XL573
Hunter T.7 G-BXFI/WV372/R
Hunter T.8B G-BZSE/WV322/Y
Hunter PR.11 G-PRII/XG194/N
Hunter F.58A G-PSST

The below was a visitor for some maintenance but left for HHA at Scampton on 25th May 2012.

Hunter GA.11 G-GAII/XE685/VL-861

The below was a visitor for some maintenance but left for Dutch Hawker Hunter Foundations at Leuuwarden on 1st June 2012.

Hunter T.8C G-BWGL/N-321

All information credit to the South Wales Aviation Group

[DaveReidUK]

The below are all currently at MoD St Athan, South Wales for the exception of G-PSST which departed for Farnborough International Airshow last Friday 13th July but has no record of returning.

Perhaps it's been sent somewhere for repainting in a slightly less awful colour scheme. :O

http://www.abpic.co.uk/images/thumbs/1303957_t.jpg

[pulse1]

I see from the NOTAM that a Hunter is due to display this afternoon at Chrischurch, Dorset.

[bosnich71]

Ref. the Solihull school Hunter .... my copy of "Aviation in Birmingham" has it as WB 195. 7284M,ex Hawkers and Henlow and flown by Neville Duke.
In the grounds of Solihull school from 1960 until 1967 when it was sold for scrap.